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Yemen
Oral Disease Prevalence
Dental Caries
For explanation of DMFT and dmft, click: 
| Per Cent Affected; DMFT; Different Age groups |
|---|
| Age Group |
% affected |
DMFT |
D |
M |
F |
Year |
Source |
| 12 years |
79 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
1987 |
1) |
| 15 years |
n.a. |
1.8 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
1979 |
2) |
| 35-44 years |
100 |
6.9 |
5.8 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
1990 |
3) |
1) Nithila A. et al. WHO Global Oral Data Bank, 1986-96: an overview of oral health surveys at 12 years of age.
Bull World Health Organ. 1998; 76: 237-244.
2) Regional meeting on strengthening oral health in primary health care - Report. EMRO / WHO. 1994.
3) WHO/ORH/J2/725/1990/Hussein.
n.a.= data not available
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